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D-Index
74
Citations
22450
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3581
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983

David J. Sellmyer publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Sellmyer sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 840 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

David J. Sellmyer D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Sellmyer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1977 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

David J. Sellmyer is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy. Their research focuses on several core areas including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as magnetic properties of thin films, Heusler alloys with emphasis on electronic and magnetic properties, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, topological materials and phenomena, magnetic properties of alloys, shape memory alloy transformations, and intermetallics and advanced alloy properties.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Sellmyer include Balamurugan Balasubramanian, Ralph Skomski, Ahsan Ullah, Rabindra Pahari, and Shah Valloppilly.

David J. Sellmyer has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Chiral Magnetism and High-Temperature Skyrmions in B20-Ordered Co-Si (2020), Physical Review Letters
  • Accelerating the discovery of novel magnetic materials using machine learning-guided adaptive feedback (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Discovering rare-earth-free magnetic materials through the development of a database (2020), Physical Review Materials
  • Synergistic computational and experimental discovery of novel magnetic materials (2020), Molecular Systems Design & Engineering
  • Magnetism and structure of Fe- and Co-substituted Mn2NiSn (2021), Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Key venues where this scientist has frequently published include Physical Review Materials, Physical Review B, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, AIP Advances, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Awards received by David J. Sellmyer include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) received in 2013 and Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) conferred in 1977.

Best Publications

  • Magnetism of FE, CO and NI nanowires in self-assembled arrays

    David J Sellmyer;M. Zheng;R. Skomski

  • Current progress and future challenges in rare-earth-free permanent magnets

    Jun Cui;Jun Cui;Matthew J. Kramer;Matthew J. Kramer;Lin Zhou;Fei Liu

  • Magnetic and electrical properties of single-phase multiferroic BiFeO3

    Aswini K. Pradhan;Kai Zhang;D. Hunter;J.B. Dadson

  • Nanoscale magnetic materials and applications

    J. Ping Liu;Eric Fullerton;Oliver Gutfleisch;David J. Sellmyer

  • High energy products in rapidly annealed nanoscale Fe/Pt multilayers

    J. P. Liu;C. P. Luo;Y. Liu;David J Sellmyer

  • Advanced Magnetic Nanostructures

    David Sellmyer;Ralph Skomski

  • Structure and magnetic properties of ferromagnetic nanowires in self-assembled arrays

    H. Zeng;Ralph Skomski;L. Menon;Yi Liu;Yi Liu

  • Magnetic properties of self-assembled Co nanowires of varying length and diameter

    H. Zeng;M. Zheng;Ralph Skomski;David J. Sellmyer

  • Nanostructured FePt:B2O3 thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

    C.P. Luo;Sy_Hwang Liou;L. Gao;Yi Liu

  • Orientation-controlled nonepitaxial L10 CoPt and FePt films

    H. Zeng;M.L. Yan;Nathan D. Powers;David J. Sellmyer

  • Handbook of Advanced Magnetic Materials

    Yi Liu;David J. Sellmyer;Daisuke Shindo.

  • Structural and magnetic properties of FePt:SiO2 granular thin films

    C.P. Luo;David J. Sellmyer

  • Applied physics: Strong magnets by self-assembly.

    David J. Sellmyer

  • Predicting the Future of Permanent-Magnet Materials

    Ralph Skomski;Priyanka Manchanda;Pankaj Kumar;B. Balamurugan

  • Nanocomposite CoPt:C films for extremely high-density recording

    M. Yu;Yi Liu;A. Moser;D. Weller

  • Rare-earth-rich metallic glasses. I. Magnetic hysteresis

    George C. Hadjipanayis;David J. Sellmyer;B. Brandt

  • Magnetic localization in transition-metal nanowires

    Ralph Skomski;H. Zeng;M. Zheng;David J. Sellmyer

  • Monodisperse MPt (M = Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) Nanoparticles Prepared from a Facile Oleylamine Reduction of Metal Salts

    Yongsheng Yu;Weiwei Yang;Weiwei Yang;Xiaolian Sun;Wenlei Zhu

  • Magnetic properties and structure of Fe/Pt thin films

    C.P. Luo;D.J. Sellmyer

  • Sm–Co–Cu–Ti high-temperature permanent magnets

    Jian Zhou;Ralph Skomski;C. Chen;George C. Hadjipanayis

  • Electronic and magnetic structures of the rare-earth compounds R 2 Fe 17 N ξ

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Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Skomski
Ralph Skomski University of Nebraska–Lincoln
George C. Hadjipanayis
George C. Hadjipanayis University of Delaware
Hao Zeng
Hao Zeng University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John A. Woollam
John A. Woollam University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Zhidong Zhang
Zhidong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Matthew J. Kramer
Matthew J. Kramer Ames Laboratory
Kai-Ming Ho
Kai-Ming Ho Iowa State University
Peter A. Dowben
Peter A. Dowben University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Dong Wang
Dong Wang Peking University
Stephen Ducharme
Stephen Ducharme University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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